The Sting – What To Watch Before You Die

“Not only are you a cheat, you’re a gutless cheat as well.” At least, you’ll be cheating yourself if you don’t manage to watch The Sting before you die. Subscribe – http://goo.gl/9AGRm

The Sting was a reunion of a trio that made “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” the phenomenon that it was: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and director George Roy Hill. This movie is about a couple of con men teaming up to take down a criminal banker. Aside from the top-billed pedigree, The Sting boasts an incredible commitment to the style of its 1930s setting, featuring a soundtrack full of Scott Jopin tunes, and it even uses the 1930s Universal Pictures logo in the opening, rather than the then-current 1973 version. Cool!

If you’re a fan of gangster flicks, then you’ll appreciate The Sting’s cinematographic style; if not, you’ll simply appreciate seeing some masters of film at work. Do yourself a favor and watch it.

Want to check out even more movies you need to watch before you die? Check out Sundance TV’s countdown: http://www.sundance.tv/film-block/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die

Have you seen The Sting? Or are you more familiar with Redford, Newman, and Hill from their work on “Butch Cassidy?” Do you like gangster and crime movies? How do you think the Sting measures up? Do you have a favorite Robert Redford or Paul Newman film? What other movies would you like to see Mackenzie talk about on the show?

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Here on What to Watch Before You Die, we’re bringing you the full scoop on one great movie a week, letting you know what movies you need to see in your lifetime. If you think there’s one (or more) movies that should be on our must-see list, follow Mackenzie on Instagram, and let her know what you’d like to see with using the hashtag #W2WBUD.

It’s hard work, keeping up with all the great movies that are on everyone’s must-see lists. You know there are dozens (or hundreds) of flicks that might be considered “best of all time” by someone.

CineFix is here to help you out! We’ll be breaking down the classics old and new, letting you know what’s really essential and why. We’ll cover the great genre movies, the films that shaped a generation, and the movies that changed the face of the entertainment industry. As well as movies that are just plain awesome.

Hubble And Dawn Collaborate To See Ceres

As the Dawn Spacecraft approaches the dwarf planet Ceres in a matter of months, it’s difficult to forget the amount of teamwork and collaboration that took place in order for amazing feats like this to be accomplished. 

As of right now, the +Hubble Space Telescope has the highest resolution image of Ceres, but that’s all about to change as Dawn arrives and gives us all a completely new perspective of the largest object in the asteroid belt. In fact, the images taken by Hubble have been highly instrumental in the planning phases of getting Dawn to Ceres, as well as Vesta.

To continue in the spirit of collaboration, this week’s #HubbleHangout  will be with those involved in imaging Ceres with Hubble as well as members of the +Dawn Mission Education and Communications (E/C) team!

Please join +Tony Darnell Dr +Carol Christian and +Scott Lewis, who will be on location at +NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with +Keri Bean as we discuss the long journey Dawn has made to get to Ceres. Joining them as well is +Max Mutchler and +Jianyang Li who worked on getting the gorgeous view from Hubble. 

Bring your questions and comments and we’ll read them on air throughout the hangout!

Read more here:
_Hubble Images of Asteroids Help Astronomers Prepare for Spacecraft Visit_
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/27/

_Dawn Snaps Its Best-Yet Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres_
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-414

*Special Note*

Our own Dr. +Jason Kalirai has been nominated for a Listener Choice Award for an audio segment on Exploring Exoplanets released last July.

Please show your support for the #JWST mission by listening to his segment here

Jason Kalirai, Johns Hopkins University – Exploring Exoplanets

and voting here:
 http://academicminute.org/2014/11/listener_choice_award/

#Space   #Astronomy   #Hubble   #Ceres   #Dawn